Cruisers in the Clouds
Publisher: Wells Gardner, Darton & Co. Ltd.
Published: 1910
Place of publication: London, England
Language: eng
Format: Hardback
Number of pages: 206
Description: An early book on aviation intended for younger readers and concentrating very largely on balloons and airships. Illustrated by a coloured frontispiece and black and white drawings. Now a rare book.
Table of contents: title: I         Two brothers of Annonay and their paper balloon.; title: II        Monsieur Charles nd his Paris balloon; title: III       Professor Charles's first voyage; title: IV      The first catastrophe; title: V       The first ascent in England; title: VI      The 'Giant' and its adventures; title: VII     Balloons at the siege of Paris in 1870; title: VIII    The highest flight; title: IX      Herr Andree and his balloon; title: X       Parachutes; title: XI      Some aeronauts and their airships; title: XII     Some wonders of the sky; title: XIII    The two principles; title: XIV    Narrow escapes; title: XV     The Wellman polar expedition; title: XVI    The longest voyages; title: XVII   Early fancies; title: XVIII  The first flight across the Channel; title: XIX    Practical purposes; title: XX     London to Manchester; title: XXI    Some notable flights; title: XXII   Accidents and what they teach; title: XXIII  From first to last in aeroplanes